The invention provides compounds that inhibit epoxide hydrolase in therapeutic applications for treating hypertension. A preferred class of compounds for practicing the invention have the structure shown by Formula 1
wherein Z is oxygen or sulfur, W is carbon phosphorous or sulfur, X and Y is each independently nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, and X can further be carbon, at least one of R
1
-R
4
is hydrogen, R
2
is hydrogen when X is nitrogen but is not present when X is sulfur or oxygen, R
4
is hydrogen when Y is nitrogen but is not present when Y is sulfur or oxygen, R
1
and R
3
is each independently C
1
-C
20
substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, acyl, or heterocyclic.
本发明提供了一些化合物,用于治疗高血压的治疗应用中,抑制环
氧水解酶。实施本发明的优选化合物类别具有由式1所示的结构,其中Z为
氧或
硫,W为
碳、
磷或
硫,X和Y各自独立地为
氮、
氧或
硫,而X还可以是
碳,R1-R4中至少有一个是
氢,当X为
氮时,R2为
氢,但当X为
硫或
氧时,R2不存在,当Y为
氮时,R4为
氢,但当Y为
硫或
氧时,R4不存在,而R1和R3各自独立地为C1-C20取代或未取代的烷基、
环烷基、芳基、酰基或杂环基。